The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-10-01

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How He Did 1t.
He wore his hat so that its rim
Obscured his classic brow,
His vest curved out-his back curved in
Ye readers oil know how
His legs were handsome without doubt.
His knees bent in; his calves bent out
He staggered as he walked about
And the wind blew through his whiskers.
Ae went to the Policemen's ball,
And wrote, and wrote, and wrote,
And got up several sham regrets
From gentlemen of note,
And then he smiled, and showed, amain,
His teeth, soled with tobacco stain,
And then he spit, and smiled again.
And the wind blew through his whiskers.
SURPRISE.
A burglar worked long with q pick and
screw,
Till he loosened the lock and the fastenings,
too;
Then he opened the door and was just step
ping through,
When he altered his plans and Immediately
fed,
For navy revolver was aimed at his head,
And the gentle proprietor quietly said,
NO, you don't"
Lament of the Dying Redman.
Never again will course DER the prairie,
Never, o never again
Never, o never again;
Never again will feel young and frisky,
Eager for hunting and fights that are risky,
Hot for a scalp or gallon of whiskey,
Never, o never again.
ever again will loaf around the stations,
Never, o never again;
Living on plumber and government rations,
Never, never again;
Never again will my fair Indian roses
Dance in the thinnest of barbarous clothes,
Never, o never again.
Never again will glide DER the water,
Never, o never again;
And make Meeckee paddle the way that
taught her,
Never, o never again;
Never again will my spirit of honor
Proudly exult at the work heaped upon her,
The Great Spirit whispers that / am goner,
Never, never again.
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DER SUPERVISOR.
lifts me in der geontry. vas farmers,
undt mine farm vas in Ottawa dhownships.
Lasht Monday comes me nit dher town in,
undt try to find me supervisors. l vas
peen dhinkingdot der Herr W.. Dwyer was
supervisors Won der OTTAWA. l wants to saw
him, so goes by his shtore in, undt says:
"Peen desc supervisors, Her Won Dwyer"
Undt der Herr Dwyer says:
81 vas not peen supervisors some more all
de vhiles, ridght away. vas peen resigned"
Den say:
swell, vas want to saw der mans vot iss
supervisors right now, already" Aber he
don't can told me holdings where to linden,
undt so goes me down town in der court
house and looks me for der supervisors man
myseluf.
l goes in Ply der Herr Moloney undt ask him
for supervisors, undt he says idt vas der
Herr Dwyer. He says der Herr Dryer vas
not by der STATUTES SO legally resigned peen.
Aber knows dot Dwyer vas net a supervisors
oil der vhiles, some more; SO goes by Gal
wins court in, undt l ask for q supervisors
Herr Calvin saght dot der Herr Reed vas der
supervisor Won Ottawa. Den l goes to der
Herr Reed, undt he says he vas never super.
visors peen at all, SO sooner, already.
Den Teller says to me der shtreet on dot a
meetings vas by Galvin's Office Won der court
holding peen, undt a supervisors dhere Won
den auditors elected vas peen already. Den
goes, undt der Herr Calvin he says dot der
supervisors Won Ottawa der Herr Sumner Cul. |
len now ridght away already elected vas. So
now at last know all dhere vas apoudt idt. |
! half it fine down mine headt in. Idt vas |
desc way now peen: Herr Dwyer vas a super |
visors, undt he COTS on his leedle ear CUP ven |
he don't will pay bills, undt he resigns undt |
goes away, undt den he don't vas out at all
ANY HOTe, uIuI ueU htrT hced vas elected |
peen, undt he vas never a supervisors, SO he |
half not resigned peen, undt den dey don't |
know vhedder dey have two supervisors Won
Ottawa or vhedder dey don't vas got any, so
den dey elects der Herr Cullen, undt der Herr
Moloney says Dwyer vas not legally resigned
peen, undt Reed he never vas resigned at all
so medinks dot der Ottawa townships vas half
three supervisors ridght now all der vhiles.
Aber,i perhaps, dot vas beefsteaks, undt
maybe der Herr Dwyer resigned vas, undt
maybe der odder mems neter elected vas, undt
maybe der Ottawa townships vas no supervis-
ors at all got, some more ridght away pretty
soon. Anyway, l don't can a supervisors
found, undt WANTS to see him.
La Sale County Grange.
Acalled meeting of La Sale County Pomona
Grange No. 81, will be held in Ottawa on